Agricola is one of the great “Euro” style board games of recent years, but like more than a few, it can be quite involved. Agricola Express takes the strategy and basics of that game and boils it down to a dice based game. Even better: it’s free and ownership of Agricola is not required.
Print-and-Play
Dune Express
Dune Express is a print-and-play board game based on the 1970s era Avalon Hill game Dune. The authors write:
DUNE Express is a print-and-play boardgame. It is based on a game published in the late 70s, which was set in the well known science fiction universe created by Frank Herbert. The original game was quite complicated. DUNE Express is a community-written version of this game which is much more simple and quicker to play (hence the “express”). I chose to take these Express rules and create all the components for the game as a portfolio piece. I was keen to give it a Steampunk theme and to avoid it looking too technologically advanced.
Villehardouin Free Board Game
Villehardouin is a free map-and-counter board game from the great designers at Perfect Captain. It’s a game about the Byzantine Reconquest of the Morea in southern Greece in the year 1263 AD.
Dexterity Jane Print and Play Game
Dexterity Jane is an interesting party game that involves making hand signals to reflect the prompts on cards on the table. It will be available in the fall as a commercial product, but you can get a print-and play at the link:
Take Back Toe Print and Play
Take Back Toe is a free print and play game with elements of mancala and backgammon.